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"The Profession Of Dentistry:" The University Of Kentucky's Curriculum In Professional Ethics, David A. Nash
"The Profession Of Dentistry:" The University Of Kentucky's Curriculum In Professional Ethics, David A. Nash
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Among the most important learning that occurs in our nation's colleges of dentistry is learning to be a professional. While knowledge, perceptual-motor skills, and problem-solving abilities are basic to becoming a dentist, helping aspiring colleagues to apply their newly developing skills with integrity must be a fundamental concern. Increasingly, we are realizing that the quality of health care depends as significantly on the character of the health professional as it does on the individual's knowledge and skills. Concern for character, virtue, and integrity is the domain of ethics. This paper advances a justification for including a curriculum in professional ethics …